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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff

Financial Times /

Also: The Business Times Microsoft to offer buyouts to 60,000 workers in new cost cut, Bloomberg Microsoft Will Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Employees, Euronews Microsoft offers around 60,000 employees voluntary buyouts

In other languages: Handelsblatt Software: Microsoft bietet rund 60.000 Mitarbeitern Abfindungen an (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Techriese im Umbruch: Microsoft bietet 60.000 Beschäftigten eine Abfindung an (de)

  1. Brazil’s currency plunges most since 1999 after Lula’s election victory

    Financial Times /

    Also: Semafor Brazilian markets plunge after Lula's surprise victory, Bloomberg Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Vitória de Lula faz B3 acionar 'circuit breaker' pela 1ª vez desde 2020; entenda (pt), Diario Financiero El Bovespa se hunde un 17% por triunfo de Lula y tras suspensión de operaciones en inicio de sesión (es), Estadão Risco-país brasileiro salta 26% e atinge maior nível desde junho de 2025 (pt), Le Figaro Brésil : le réal chute de plus de 10% et la Bourse de São Paulo s’effondre au lendemain de la réélection de Lula (fr), Jornal de Negócios Lula consegue reviravolta, mas incerteza permanece (pt), Expansión La derrota de Bolsonaro en Brasil limita la ascendencia de Trump en Latinoamérica (es) · see all

  2. Anthropic’s IPO May See CBA Sitting on Multi-Billion Windfall

    Richard Henderson / Bloomberg /

    Also: Sky News Anthropic's finances are wilder than you think, The Business Times Anthropic mum on investment grade as it warns of more debt

    In other languages: Børsen Anthropic på vej mod børsen: Nye tal afslører eksplosiv vækst (da), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: KI-Pionier Anthropic beantragt Börsengang in den USA (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Starkes Wachstum und gewaltige Ausgaben bei Anthropic: Das KI-Unternehmen veröffentlicht seinen Antrag auf den Börsengang (de), Der Spiegel Anthropic: KI-Entwickler beantragt Börsengang in den USA (de), Der Standard Jetzt ist es offiziell – Anthropic meldet Börsengang an (de), NRC Het zeer gesloten Anthropic gaat tóch naar de beurs. In een document geeft het een inkijkje in de financiën. Wat valt op? (nl) · see all

  3. What’s Riding on Anthropic Going Public? Nearly Everything.

    Erin Griffith and Lauren Hirsch / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic’s S-1 Reveals Financial War Chest, The Business Times Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs, The Globe and Mail As Anthropic files for its blockbuster IPO, a look at the biggest AI players tapping public markets, Le Monde Anthropic files for stock market listing, revealing soaring sales and a long list of risks, Euronews Anthropic's IPO filing shows off soaring revenues as the company warns of AI's 'risks to humanity', Financial Times Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing, The Japan Times Anthropic’s IPO sets up defining moment for Wall Street and AI boom, BBC Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing, France 24 Anthropic's IPO filing shows soaring sales and steep losses, The Guardian Anthropic files for potentially record-breaking stock market valuation in key test for AI industry · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 앤트로픽 IPO 시동…8000억달러 지출 약정 공개 (ko), Le Figaro Anthropic donne le coup d’envoi à une introduction en Bourse record (fr), Valor Econômico FT: Anthropic inicia contagem regressiva para IPO com apresentação de prospecto (pt), Asahi Shimbun アンソロピック、11月にも史上最大のIPOか 目論見書を提出 (ja), Le Temps L’entrée en bourse d’Anthropic est imminente: quatre chiffres pour saisir l’opération record du géant de l’IA (fr), Het Financieele Dagblad Anthropic heeft nieuw kapitaal hard nodig om te voldoen aan miljardenverplichtingen (nl), Dagens industri Anthropics AI-nota: 8.500 miljarder (sv), La Nación Anthropic, la creadora de la IA Claude, publica su solicitud para cotizar en el Nasdaq y recaudar US$100.000 millones (es) · see all

  4. Alibaba Wins Challenge to Pentagon’s Chinese Army Blacklisting

    Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Alibaba wins challenge to Pentagon’s Chinese army blacklisting

  5. Three Russian diesel tankers steam for US — including one under sanctions

    Financial Times /

  6. Meta to raise up to $95-billion in equity to fund costly AI expansion

    The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Seeks Up to $95 Billion in Equity to Fund AI Spending, MarketWatch Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom could buy Meta shares as part of $35 billion stock offering, Semafor Meta announces $95B offering to fund AI, The New York Times Meta and SpaceX to Raise Billions More to Fund A.I. Ambitions, Financial Times Meta plans $95bn stock offering to bankroll AI expansion, The Business Times Meta to raise up to US$95 billion in equity to fund costly AI expansion · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Wall Street: Meta will fast 100 Milliarden Dollar für KI-Ausbau auftreiben (de), Diario Financiero Siguiendo los pasos de SpaceX: Meta busca recaudar US$ 95.000 millones en acciones para financiar su expansión en IA (es), Valor Econômico Meta lança plano para levantar até US$ 95 bi para financiar expansão em IA (pt), Le Figaro Meta veut lever 95 milliards de dollars en actions pour ses ambitions dans l’IA (fr), Jornal de Negócios Meta e SpaceX procuram angariar capital para alavancar gastos com IA (pt) · see all

  7. Oil Shock, AI Boom Deepen Divide in Emerging Asian Currencies

    Marcus Wong / Bloomberg /

  8. Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll

    Amy Hawkins / The Guardian /

  9. Russian sabotage network behind Romanian arson attack, officials say

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

  10. South Korea growth tops forecast as chip boom masks weak demand

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg S. Korea Growth Tops Forecast as Chip Boom Masks Weak Demand

  11. New report tracks how Russia helps China build better drones

    Alisa Yurchenko / The Kyiv Independent /

  12. MFF 2028-2034: Council secures negotiating position for a strong and future-oriented common agricultural policy

    Council of the EU /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Estados-membros da UE chegam a acordo sobre reforma da Política Agrícola Comum (pt), El País El Consejo de la UE llega a un acuerdo parcial sobre la reforma de la PAC (es)

  13. Von der Leyen’s big Commission shake-up moves a step closer

    Gerardo Fortuna / POLITICO Europe /

  14. U.S. and Canada working on deal to ease steel and auto tariffs, sources say

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Semafor US-Canada trade deal not as ‘close’ as portrayed

  15. RBI steps up liquidity support as tighter cash conditions push up borrowing rates: Report

    The Economic Times /

  16. DoorDash in talks to buy Instacart in deal valued around $17-billion, source says

    Echo Wang / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Semafor DoorDash in exclusive talks to acquire Instacart

  17. US bans vehicles from China’s BYD at Japan military base, calling them ‘unacceptable’ risk

    Justin McCurry / The Guardian /

  18. How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming

    Samantha Pearson / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Brazil Markets Set to Dive on Lula Win, EU Plans to Hit China With More Curbs

    In other languages: La Nación Tras el triunfo de Lula, el riesgo país subió a 765 puntos y cayeron las acciones argentinas en Wall Street (es)

  19. Insurance analysts pressured to downplay climate risks to cut prices

    Financial Times /

  20. America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.

    Ryan Dezember / The Wall Street Journal /

  21. UAE's AI power advantage faces its biggest test yet

    Andrea Zanon / The National /

  22. This week could help decide whether the Fed raises interest rates in December

    Mint /

  23. New-age venture capital would rather manufacture founders than find them

    The Ken /

  24. From Blackouts to Surplus: How Eskom Turned South Africa’s Power Around

    Bloomberg /

Earlier today

  1. Brazil stocks, real nosedive as Lula win ends bullish run

    Rodrigo Campos / The Globe and Mail /

  2. India’s ‘dear friend’ is back in power in Brazil, and a $30 billion trade opportunity is on the table

    The Economic Times /

  3. EQT to buy Range Resources in natural gas megadeal

    Financial Times /

  4. Samsung Life Prices Record Dollar Bond as Investors Defy Turmoil

    Haram Lim / Bloomberg /

  5. Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term

    MercoPress /